East Barnet Veterinary Surgery

09/06/2026

We need a home for Pudding! Please get in touch with the surgery for if you can offer her a good home.

25/05/2026

It's a scorcher! Remember that dogs can struggle in the heat because they lack the ability to sweat like us humans. Help keep our furry friends comfortable in the warm weather!
Top tips:
🐕Walk early morning when it's cool, not in the middle of the day.
🐕Ensure access to cool drinking water at all times
🐕Access to swimming/bathing/wetting their coat can reduce core body temperature
🐕 Remember pavements can be very hot and uncomfortable on their feet!
🐕 Brachycephalic (flat face) breeds are at particularly high risk of heat stroke. Don't walk them in the heatwave especially in the middle of the day!
🐕If you are worried your dog is showing signs of heat stroke ACT FAST, give them water, hose them down and contact your vet. Minutes save lives!

12/04/2026

This week our amazing veterinary nursing and reception team saved a distressed mother duck and her 10 ducklings from the road and even a drain, returning them safely to the brook. The poor mother had been disturbed by building work in her normal habitat and had wandered out on to Cat Hill. By some miracle our wonderful nursing team and some very helpful members of the public, managed to gather up the ducklings and coax mum back to safety! Well done team! Luckily we didn't ruffle too many feathers or leave mum with a big BILL to pay! 😂🦆🦆

03/04/2026

Let's talk bladder stones! These two gorgeous girls, Lucky and Larica, presented in the same week with discomfort when urinating. Ultrasound and radiography revealed bladder stones, which required surgical removal. Both cats are doing well on their new urinary diets aimed at preventing further stone formation and dissolving urinary crystals.

22/02/2026

07/02/2026

PINEAPPLE 🍍🍍
What a gorgeous Silkie and she is certainly happy to be sporting her new shoes! Poor Pineapple had been struggling with pododermatitis, aka bumblefoot. This is where painful pressure sores occur on the feet and can lead to infection, including in the bones of the foot.
This year has been particularly difficult due to the cold, wet weather. Pineapple had custom built foam shoes fitted regularly, with antibiotics and pain relief to help her feet recover. She's thankfully doing much better.

30/01/2026

Alex's Christmas hangover!!!! This is an incredible watch! Poor Alex presented unwell, lethargic and vomiting and so after an initial work up, endoscopy was performed to remove this huge gastric foreign body!! Final photo for the big reveal.... the Santa Christmas present (after a good wash!) Alex promptly returned to his happy, gorgeous self.

13/01/2026

Check out little Nala's journey...! This gorgeous kitten presented with vomiting and diarrhoea and was very unwell. Em identified an intestinal intussusception on ultrasound - check out the image! This is where the small intestine telescopes on itself, leading to obstruction and can be fatal if not surgically repaired. Em removed the affected part of the small intestine and Nala bounced back but a few weeks later developed a stricture (narrowing) of the area, which Em then repaired. She has made an excellent recovery and is back to causing kitten chaos! 😻

30/12/2025

Say hi to Steve! Like many cats, he is a keen grass-eater. Although grass a natural source of fibre, it can sometimes get stuck in the most awkward of places! Steve presented gagging and retching and after some light sedation, this huge grass blade was retrieved from behind his soft palate (in the back of his throat and nose). Imagine the relief! This is a very common presentation for vets in practice and a quick fix. Steve is back to his happy self.